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Wednesday, April 17, 1963

Luton

Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the Spring 1963 UK Tour

Last updated on August 4, 2021


Details

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • City: Luton
  • Location: Majestic Ballroom

Location

  • Location: Majestic Ballroom

Timeline

From Rolling Stone, August 4, 2021:

The second setlist, also written by McCartney, comes from an April 17th, 1963 show at the Majestic Ballroom in Luton, England. It’s written on the back of a Parlophone Records publicity postcard and is signed by all four Beatles. Beatlemania was spreading across England at this point and they’d already scored hits with “Love Me Do” and “Please Please Me,” but the setlist still includes covers like Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” and Arthur Alexander’s “A Shot of Rhythm and Blues.” It also features their new originals “I Saw Her Standing There,” “From Me to You,” and “Thank You Girl.”

“This setlist shows them as a working band that understands their role as entertainers,” Kramer says. “This is just one set of two played that night but we can see that they are still balancing their own developing work with songs from other artists and diverse sources.”

From Rare Handwritten Beatles Setlists Headed to Auction Block – Rolling Stone

Majestic Ballroom

This was the 1st and only concert played at Majestic Ballroom.

Setlist for the concert

  1. Fool of Somebody

See song statistics for “Spring 1963 UK Tour”

Paul McCartney writing

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Mike • 2 years ago

Last number was Twist and shout by Lennon. 17 April 1963


The PaulMcCartney Project • 2 years ago

Thanks Mike!


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